Notes

The premiere of Abaranger was likewise the beginning of the duo which would eventually become Super Hero Time, a block of shows on Sunday morning on TV-Asahi pairing Sentai with it's partner franchise, Kamen Rider. This episode paired the first Abaranger with Kamen Rider 555 episode 4, My Name.

While Asuka appears briefly as AbareBlack at the beginning of the episode before his transformation was reversed, this does not count as the Abaranger team had not formed yet. AbareBlack's official introduction to the team would take place in Ep. 7: Abare Baby Bakuryuu.

While also the first opening episode with a "cold opening", this is also the first opening episode in Super Sentai where the regular opening credits do not play; while the opening theme is used, it is to footage of AbareBlack on Dino Earth. This will become a regular feature with opening episodes of many Sentai from here on, with the actual opening not used until episode 2.